Nigerian track and field sensation Tobi Amusan, in a blink of an eye, seem to have carved out for herself a world domination of the 100m hurdles after taking back to back Commonwealth Games gold.
She was the top choice to win at Birmingham after her stunning world record display at World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. She didn’t let down her guards as she topped the field with a 12.30 seconds run.
Heading to the Worlds in Budapest next year and the Olympics 2014 in Paris, France, Amusan is now the woman to beat and barring unforeseen circumstances, the former junior athlete is set to maintain a grip on the 100m sticks.
She ran 12.68 at the Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast Australia, to win her first Commonwealth gold but not too many people took notice of her emergence and when she finished forth place at the 2019 Worlds in Doha, Qatar and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was generally written off by commentators. And so when Amusan dropped 12.12secs in the semis and a wind assisted 12.06 in the final at Oregon, she left the world of athletics reeling with the disbelieve.
“Tobi looks good over the hurdles, she made tremendous improvement on her technics, she and her coach have done a marvellous job. The transformation is awesome.
“she has always been knocking at the door with her performances and no one seem to have noticed,” said former Athletics Federation of Nigeria head coach Armelia Edet.
Rightly so, at the Birmingham Games there was no doubt she is the new boss over the hurdles. Amusan is making and breaking records. Her 12.30 seconds run is a Games record, she is the first Nigerian to have won back to back Commonwealth titles, and perhaps winning the Olympic gold in 2024 would cement her place as a legend of the 100m hurdles.
All the news you need...
